PAST, THE (2013)
Special Features: 2013 Oscar® Selection, Iran
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Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi makes a smooth transition to France with this film, his grasp of moral complexity and the nuances of family psychology fully intact. THE ARTIST's Bérénice Bejo won the Best Actress award at Cannes for her performance as Marie, twice married and now in need of a quick divorce from her amicably estranged husband Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) before she can marry her new love, Samir (Tahar Rahim). Returning to Paris after four years in Tehran in order to finalize the divorce, Ahmad, ironically, becomes reintegrated into this unconventional family structure as an honest broker, slowly unraveling the tangled web of grudges, secrets, half-truths and misunderstandings circulating among Marie, her daughters Lucie (Pauline Burlet) and Léa (Jeanne Jestin), Samir and his son Fouad (Elyes Aguis). Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Official Selection, 2013 Telluride and Toronto film festivals. DIR/SCR Asghar Farhadi; PROD Alexandre Mallet-Guy. France/Italy/Iran, 2013, color, 130 min. In French and Persian with English subtitles. RATED PG-13
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 130 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022
Genre: Drama
